Trump’s “intramural kampf” goes national Mongol General : Conan! What is best in life? Conan : To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women. In his first unexpected term, JV Last explains, Trump discovered to his disappointment that, while his party superficially supported him, there were pockets of energy-sucking resistance that needed purging before he could fully work his will. Plus, there were “two other spheres in which structures prevented a president from acting as emperor”: the federal government and the broader culture of decency and honesty upon which he’d long preyed. Now with the Republican Party fully subjugated, “he’s going to war against America.” Last outlines a strategy I’ve watched North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature pursue for over a decade. Take actions that starve blue cities of revenue to induce budget crises. Force cities to raise taxes, cut services, or both, generating popular discontent. By the time the crises bite, voters have forgotten whose actions precpitated them.
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These jokes were written by students in Shannon Barker’s high school English class in Chicago, Illinois.
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1. DAD JOKES
Knock Knock.
Who’s there?
No one. Never. You’re alone in life. No one cares about you.
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What did Kate Bush say to Sisyphus?
Be [rollin’] up that road, be [rollin’] up that hill, be [rollin’] up that building…
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My boss said: “Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have.” So I dressed as Batman. Unfortunately, Batman couldn’t save anyone from the endless nothing after death.
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2. Recipes
Recipe for the best meal ever: Doesn’t matter. There is no end goal. Goals are pointless. Reject this recipe. Do whatever you want. Unless you’re a woman. Then you have to conform.
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Thanksgiving turkey recipe
The threat was brought under renewed scrutiny following reports that billionaire Trump aide Elon Musk could bankroll British political parties
Actuaries are probably the world’s foremost experts on risk. The Institute & Faculty of Actuaries has weighed in on the likely effects of climate change (pdf):
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Just one small step would trigger a whole series of positive changes to democratic life in the UK, argues Neal Lawson
Donald Trump and his associates are already cashing in handsomely from his presidency
It blows a hole in the party's claim to have 'fixed the roof while the sun is shining'
Al Sussman chats with Bill King about his days covering popular music, as well as some of the big names that are featured in the book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986” (available on Amazon). For those who … Continue reading
After distancing himself from the corporate policy agenda during his campaign, President Donald Trump is issuing executive orders torn straight from its pages.
Everyone seems to be very upset with Biden for pardoning his family members ahead of Trump’s restoration. Considering that Trump made clear that he planned to pardon at least some of the people who tried to overturn the election by storming the capitol as it was counting the electoral votes, you’d think it wouldn’t ‘t really be necessary. He wouldn’t have the balls to go after Biden’s family after that, right? And since he is flamboyantly swallowing a firehouse of corrupt money without even trying to hide it, no one would think it makes sense for him to try to continue the jihad against the Bidens. Well, he went even further and pardoned almost all of them, even the ones who tried to kill cops. And he granted clemency to those who plotted it. Does anything still think he has any limits? Well, not everyone agrees with that. This is from Townhall: Congress should immediately launch an investigation into this, both the House and Senate. Subpoena everyone.
The orders require drafting strategies to enforce the gender binary (within 30 days) and meetings on fighting DEI and environmental justice (monthly).
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) May I have some more please? By the way, he really was pissed:
Trump boasted he would end the war between Russia and Ukraine as soon as he took office. That didn’t happen.
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An evolutionary biologist clears up common myths
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